Coast Guard posthumously presents two Purple Heart Medals during ceremony for Coast Guard Cutter Tampa members [Image 7 of 12]

ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

09.03.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Masaschi      

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Linda Fagan, Pacific Area commander, presents a Purple Heart Medal citation to Bob Kelleher who accepted the medal for Oiler 1st Class Edward Kelleher during a ceremony on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, California, Sept. 3, 2019. The Coast Guard posthumously presented Purple Heart Medals during the ceremony to the families of Edward Kelleher and Arthur Deasy who suffered fatal wounds in the sinking of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa Sept. 26, 1918, the single largest known loss of life for the Coast Guard during World War I with 111 Coast Guardsmen and four Navy sailors aboard. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Masaschi

• Date Taken: 09.03.2019
• Date Posted: 09.04.2019 11:33
• Photo ID: 5718801
• VIRIN: 190903-G-DX668-1135
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 2.38 MB
• Location: ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, US